Reading Time: 2 minutesChaitali Botcha is a Senior BIMS Major and Leadership Minor at Texas A&M University This week is Teacher Appreciation Week, and I can’t help but think back on the many impactful instructors I’ve had from my childhood to my senior year of college and how they made it enjoyable to go to class. They […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesKristin McDonald is a professor and Associate Chair of Human Services and Sociology at Post University Over the past two years, we have all had the wonderful opportunity to get re-acquainted with the four walls around us. At this point in my pandemic life, I think every room in my home has been organized […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesDr. Molly A. Mistretta is a professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs at Slippery Rock State University in Pennsylvania Dr. Alison DuBois is clinical counseling faculty at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania and president of The Mindful Mind, LLC. Burnout and Compassion Fatigue Educators responding to high levels of student needs often find their […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesMorgan Rockett, CPA is a Professor of Accounting at Moberly Area Community College The mass shift to remote and virtual learning environments increased the need to administer exams online. As we offer more exams virtually, it is imperative that we ensure academic integrity and discourage online cheating. Discouraging students from cheating during exams is […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesBy Erin Joyner, SVP, Course Solutions Product, Cengage My colleague Kevin Carlsten, who leads the Cengage team that works directly with college administrators, wrote recently about the frustration and compassion fatigue felt by faculty in the wake of the pandemic. He explained that going forward, authentic listening must be at the core of any […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesSarah Gido is a Business Administration major at the Community College of Beaver County “What are your plans after graduation?” As a high school senior, I felt unsure what my answer was to this looming question. I was an honor roll student with multiple AP classes and a long list of extracurriculars on my […]
Reading Time: 9 minutesCengage partners with Phi Theta Kappa and the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) every year to give $5,000 scholarships to twenty of the nation’s top college students. It’s called the All-USA Academic Team scholarship, and it’s widely recognized as a high honor for students seeking an associate degree. We’d like to take this opportunity […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesTracy Zanolini is a Cengage Faculty Partner and Mathematics Instructor at Rowan Cabarrus Community College. Here she discusses Active Learning in her courses and provides tips to help you add Active Learning strategies to yours. When our boys were young, our pediatrician told us to consider their diet over the course of a week […]
